The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-01-07

by Congress at the last session Dccauss ine
House c0nfcrrees were opposed 10 giving
rs large q sum rs the Senate wished to no
expended under the direction OF the chief
of ordinances. and the Senate would not
agree 10 the restrictions which the House
wished 10 mako upon the expenditures II
the sum appropriated. A similar disagree
ment between the two houses II not un-
likely at the present session.
A SESSION IN THE SPRING. XVI
One of the high officers OF the treasury
says he has no doubt OF an extra session
unless this Congress shall deal with the
surplus question:. lie adted that the Presi-
dent would not permit The peoples money
to 20 Oh accommodating IN the treasury
without any legal way OF again putting 1t
into general circulation until the SUBJECT
could Do reached b, the next Congr IS az
its regular session next year This Official
expressed the opinion th t the PresId nj
would convene the Fiftieth Congress, with
IN thirty days after March 4 S Ould nothing
be dOne III The way OF relief for The treasury
by that time. lie pointed ont the evils That
would attend a resulnry increasing sur
plus, and remarked that the PresidenG
could put the responsibility for continued
neglect TO provide against these dangers
upon Congress; that he would call an extra
session and in u plain, straightforward
message admonish that Congress do | :
duty. Then, ii diverse views upon the tariff
continued to prevent remedial iegis! atinn,
no blame could attach to the administers
ton. some members say an extra session
would follow failure 10 legislata ut this
session for q reduction OF revenue, but
many OF Them are quite positive that
this duty will not be neglected. There
are members however, who fully appre-
cate the difficulty OF any such ] gls-
lation by the present Congress. Tney
relating to the revenue brought before
The House will bring up The tlrIf ques-
ton, and that IL seems impossible 10 pass
any Oil changing the tariff. But 1t Is rca-
sonably certain that, notwithstanding the
Treasury officials opinion, the President
does not look forward to calling an extra
session. His party would only have a
snail majority, large proportion OF which
would be raw material. lrreconcilaMe di-
visions OH the tariff and the currency would
spring up. New subjects would also de-
nland attention. The labor people have
been calling for an extra session that labor
measures might be discussed, and TINS
would add 10 the embarrassment of the
dominant party.
COLMAN's COMPLAINT.
Commissioner Coiman has sent 70 Chair
man Hatch of the House agriculture COM
lnittee reply To the resolution Of Repre-
sentative Swln6urne crtlcising the report
OF the commissioner in relation to plenro
pneumonia among cattle. The commits
si0ner, after gustifyng his statements in
relation to- the existence OF the disease ut
the present time, speaks ct the difficulties
of the inspection Of affected herds, and
says:
The publication of the existence of
pleurO-pneuMonia in herds without the
adoption OF prompt measures for sup
pressing 1t causes so nuch damage TO the
owners that IN many cases they not only
refuse TO give information but they will
prevent the examination OF the animals at
subsequent visits. The only way TO learn
the tate OF the animals In such herds is TO
place a watch on the premises and main
tain 1t day and night For 400 infected
herds this would require ut least 800 neli--
force which it was clearly impossible for
the department. to employ, even IL the ex-
penditure should be considered u judicious
and necessary one. In fact, we would not
have been able to obtain accurate data
aninals-TObably the greater part of them
are slaughtered or sold before the natural
termination OF the disease. Il The
only penalties IN The national law are for
driving Ca transporting affected cattle from
one state or territory into another, and Ii
the penalty clause Is construed strictly as
believe IS the rule In such cases, there Is
nothing to prevent the removal of that part
of an Infected herd which has not yet
shown symptoms Of the disease from any
state into any other state.
He Continues:
10 quarantine herd in any State, with
out adopting summary means of destroying
the evil, Is simply to set I'm motion the
quarantine machinery of the neighboring
States, which places such insOlerable bur
dens upon cattle shipments as to practically
ruin the traffic and cause losses greater
than those we are attempting to prevent
The commissioner thinks it is wasteful
to atteinpt to eradicate the disease ia
States where incubation is practiced and
where inOculated animals are att&fWard al
lowed to mlngle with the cattlW< other
herds. IN closing he pleads for f4ekisation
which wall enable his aepartm TO eYtir-
pate the disease untrammeled by State
author ties.